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Saturday 22 October 2022 8:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Okusitino Penisimani Tatafu (50) was sentenced this week to seven-years and eight-months imprisonment for possession of 249.74 grams of cocaine seized in Vava'u in 2021. A jury earlier found him guilty of carrying a significant amount of cocaine. The police drugs taskforce was waiting for the defendant in a hotel room where an informer said the buyer was staying.
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Thursday 20 October 2022 9:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three asphalt distributor trucks to assist Tonga's road construction works were handed over to the Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku from the Government of Japan, today, 20 October. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 9:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The two-day South Pacific Defence Ministers meeting in Nuku'alofa concluded on 19 October, after key issues were discussed on shared security challenges, aiming to enhance coordination on regional defence issues. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 8:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A prolific offender, ‘Okusitino Langi (49), who is serving a lengthy prison term for drug offences, received additional time for similar offending in prison, totalling nine-years imprisonment, after being sentenced on 14 October. The Lord Chief Justice said the circumstances of this offending were troubling. “For the defendant to have been able to possess and sell drugs in prison suggests real operational deficiencies in security within the prison.” Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 8:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Repeat offender Hateni Kaufusi (35) was sentenced to 34-months imprisonment for serious housebreaking and theft of tool shed items estimated at $11,840. His co-accused Kulikefu Vanisi (54) got a suspended sentence for abetment. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 8:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fifteen participants from the Tonga Red Cross Society received their recognition as Pacific First Aid Instructors, after completing a training course from 10-18 October in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 8:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mate Ma’a Tonga looks likely to make the quarter-finals of the Rugby League World, having narrowly defeated Papua New Guinea’s Kumuls by 24 to 18 in their first match. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 October 2022 11:11am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : This week South Pacific Defence Ministers and senior military leaders came together in Tonga for what was a vital meeting. Australia will be there as a partner and a friend, as together we confront common threats to our collective security, including climate change, transnational crime, cyber-attacks and natural disasters. I’ll be working with the Defence Ministers right across the region to boost our defence cooperation, to find more opportunities for our servicemen and women to work alongside each other in a spirit of partnership, so that our forces become more capable and more interoperable. - The Hon Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. -
Tuesday 18 October 2022 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Humanitarian Cash Transfers of $1.5 million pa'anga funding is expected to be distributed to support 3,000 beneficiaries from affected areas in Tongatapu, 'Eua and Ha'apai, to recover from the impacts of the recent natural disasters. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 October 2022 3:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, this morning welcomed Defence Ministers and senior delegates from the region to discuss Pacific security challenges and build collective Pacific responses, at the seventh South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting, to be held 18-19 October in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 October 2022 2:53pm
Queensland, Australia : Tonga’s National Netball Team, the Tala, has won two of its games at the PacificAus Sports Netball Series currently being held at the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 October 2022 2:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Mate Ma'a Tonga playing squad has been announced for their first match in the Rugby League World Cup against Papua New Guinea on 18 October in England, (Wednesday 7:30am Tonga time). Premium content -
Monday 17 October 2022 11:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two fishermen whose fibre boat suffered engine failure at sea were rescued by Tonga Police at Ha’aluma Beach in ‘Eua on Saturday, 15 October, a few hours after they failed to return home. The boat had no communications, no life jackets and beacon. Tonga Police urged the public and sea farers to make sure their boats are appropriately equipped with means of communication, life jackets, a beacon and enough food supplies. Premium content -
Monday 17 October 2022 10:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One Girl’s Let’s Tok' program was held for the first time in Nuku'alofa by Talitha Project, with the aim to increase digital literacy and promote interconnectedness among young people, on 15 October. Premium content -
Monday 17 October 2022 10:51pm
Suva, Fiji : At 57-years-old, Sunia Fili received his law degree, LLB, from the University of the South Pacific earlier this month. The former Finance Minister and 'Eua MP encouraged youths to find their niche and pursue their education, as it will shape their future. Premium content -
Monday 17 October 2022 10:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Forty laptops were handed over to the Ministry of Education from the Universal Peace Federation [Oceania] in Nuku'alofa on 13 October. Premium content -
Monday 17 October 2022 10:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Francis Iohasi Tu’amoheloa (22) of Vaini, died from drowning, an inquest has found. His body was found floating at Vaipua Harbour, Vava’u on 11 October. Premium content -
Monday 17 October 2022 10:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In Tonga, the price for petroleum will slightly increase staring from tomorrow, 18 October, 2022. The Competent Authority (TCA) approved the new retail petroleum prices for October – November. The Government’s subsidy of 20 seniti has ceased after it had been extended for the past three and a half months. Premium content -
Friday 14 October 2022 9:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is looking for ways to increase its agricultural trade of fresh produce to overseas markets. The availability and cost of shipping has long plagued the trade. Irregular shipping intervals is one of the problems, says Tonga Market Access Working Group chairperson, Pousima Afeaki Premium content -
Friday 14 October 2022 8:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Legislative Assembly’s meeting that was scheduled for 17 October is deferred to 24 October. Premium content
